what one thing would i see that would tell me the most about you?.
the center of my home is my computer and my books.
standing at the door that is the first thing you will see.
6 kids (aged 9-19)
1 dog
2 cats (plus one who thinks he's ours - he's always on the deck)
2 bunnies - geeze how long do these things live? One we've had for 10 years now...and he was supposedly 2 when we got him.
1 guinea pig
1 gerbil
1 budgie bird
about 25 Convict fish
my fiance's 3 kids and 1 grandbaby
more kids...that aren't mine...just hangin' out
and a HUGE MESS!!
and my very awesome fiance!
did any of you floridians see the article in the palm beach post.?
it seems they were giving a party for prince the other night (he's performing at the super bowl in miami toinght) and he would not show up because there were designs of dragons on the walls.
the article went on to say that prince is a "devoted jehovah's witness" and therefore believes that you can't look upon dragons because it is a symbol of the devil...now, my question is: have any of you current, or former witnesses ever heard of that?
My daughter says that the stage looks like the symbol of an ank, an Egyptian symbol for fertility and sex.
ethicist says b.c.
blood feud may save children and jehovah's witness parents.
published: thursday, february 1, 2007 | 8:46 pm et.
And I am I the only person that finds the idea of the government seizing someone's children, just a little disturbing? And I am I the only person that finds the idea of the government seizing someone's children, just a little disturbing? !
absolutely NOT in this case. Not only from my understanding did the parents agree to reduction should a "litter" occur, having a wee bit of knowlege about the Genesis clinic that helped them conceive, I wonder how they got out of that!
If they took the treatment for fertility...which obviously worked!...they should accept the treatment for their premature infants. These babies are to small to produce their own bone marrow properly, making their blood unable to carry oxygen to where it is needed to live. Obviously, they need blood to live. duh!
he did such great interview with regards to the sextuplets and the blood issue.
and.... he brought his daughter, bethany's plight back into the news.. cudos, laurence!.
rose.
He did such great interview with regards to the sextuplets and the blood issue.
and...
He brought his daughter, Bethany's plight back into the news.
cudos, Laurence!
Rose
edited to add...I think his user name on this board is concernedfather
i used to go to strip clubs with another fellow elder when we would go out of town on "business".
i believe those lapdances could've gotten us removed.
don'tcha think?
My kids' grandfather was an elder...until he had a baby with his pioneer daughter. She was 17, but indicated the abuse had gone on for as long as she can recall - around 4 years old. This was around 1970 in Ontario.
Despite this, when I met the family in 1985, he was again an elder with the local congregation totally unaware of the situation. I wasn't even aware until shortly before my marriage to his son, my now-ex-husband.
as an elder, i knew a lot of things that happened in the congregation, including "secret sins".
what i also knew was that some persons were quite good at being sneaky----especially the teens.
years after my daughter stopped hanging around certain friends and she was in her 20's, she told me little juicy tidbits of what some of her best friends regularly got away with.
Me...being sexually abused by 2 "brothers"
An elder in my hall stealing from the contribution box...hehe.
My JW mother delivering babies (she was a nurse) with a JW doctor named Dr. Campbell, in Vancouver BC ""underground"" during the '70's to Rh negative moms to avoid the blood issue...until one died (a boy).... and then they hid all the equipment at our home during the investigation!
My ex-father-in-law had a baby with my pioneer ex-sister-in-law...so my children have an aunt who's also their cousin...and yes, there's more.
Rose
i'd appreciate advice.. i remember when i was pregnant the following exp was given at a district convention.
an elder said that he started discipling his child from 9 months.
he said whenever the 9 month old made a noise or cried at the meeting he would squeeze her.
"Disciplining Babies" how absolutely crazy!
I'm guilty of doing this to my babies at meetings though.
It is, in my opinion, expected that you keep your kids in check at all times at the meetings no matter what their age. I know now, that it was completely misguided. Children need discipline, babies do not. (I had 6 babies while a jw, 5 of them in 5 1/2 years)
On a lighter note, I think they just may be creating a future apostate. When I was 2 years old my parents asked me why I go to meetings. I think they were expecting a "because I love jehovah'" answer. Instead they got..."to get a spanking." They seemed to think this was funny.
Rose
with the recent birth of a jw sextuplet "litter" .
http://www.thestar.com/news/article/169562.
possible need for blood transfusions clashes with jehovah's witness belief.
What really upsets me about this story more than the blood issue (and that bothers me enough), is that being familiar with the Genesis Clinic in Vancouver that these people used to help them conceive, I am of the understanding that if any drug is used to induce the body to produce more eggs is used, the patient signs an agreement to selectively reduce should they become pregnant with a "litter."
A friend of mine who became pregnant with 8 with this type of drug, reduced as she agreed to do when she went for infertility treatment.
I think this mother (and father) falsely signed this contract, knowing full well she would never selectively reduce to reduce the risks if this happened.
Rose
i'm thinking about joining the aaa auto club.
my car is getting along in years and isn't going to get replaced any time soon.
i'm imagining that my stranded-on-the-side-of-the-road moment is imminent.
I'm all for CAA. I've never been disappointed. I've been a member since 1991.
Two instances come to mind with respect to the other services...
I was out with someone when their battery went dead. They had the cell phone plan, but their cell phone was at home charging, and the company wouldn't honour their plan unless they phoned using that cell phone. BCAA was there in minutes even though it wasn't my car.
My fiance has roadside assistance through our car insurance company. Our pick-up truck caught fire this past summer and was a write-off. BCAA picked up the 5th wheel it was pulling and stored it (it survived the fire), and reimbursed us for our meals and hotel afterward. The auto insurance company covered no more than they would have without the optional roadside assistance plan.
Rose
i'm worried because i sent a christmas card plus had a gift sent by ups over the internet about 7 days ago and haven't heard anything.
i would feel really feel bad if my person didin't receive their gift or card.
so i think we need to have an official post place.
I got my wonderful Secret Santa gift yesterday. It was perfect! The lotion has such a nice scent. The nail-care products, and jewelry...so great. If only I could keep my girls from trying to take my gifts away from me :) Thank you Secret Santa!
Rose
PS..My secret santa doesn't happen to be Wendy (orbison) does it? Boy, that would be weird!
